No invitations…yet

Just spoke to UTSA athletic director Lynn Hickey, as well as my trusty Well-Placed WAC Source, who both said the Western has not extended any official invitations as of yet, around 9 p.m. Friday. So it appears that reports of a definitive “done deal” might be just a tad premature.

But only just. With the exception of a few minor blips on Texas State’s behalf — such as WPWS’s infamous “not as confident” comment from last week — it’s been pretty clear where this thing is heading since Hickey and Bobcats AD Larry Teis met with WAC officials last month in Dallas, just by simple deductive reasoning.

As I posted yesterday, and multiple times in the weeks before that:

A. The WAC absolutely has to add at least two football schools by 2012.

B. Only two schools fitting that bill have thrown their hat in the ring.

WPWS wouldn’t agree that UTSA was a 99.9 percent certainty, but said the Roadrunners weren’t far below that. He/she also said Texas State was “in good stead” without having been scrutinized as thoroughly as UTSA.

So, apparently nothing official yet, but again — it’s not hard to do the math and see where this thing is headed.

EDIT, 9:10 p.m.

Interesting. WAC comissioner Karl Benson just told me he is “not prepared to confirm, one way or another” any reports of a definitive decision.

Not sure what to make of that. On one hand, Hickey and WPWS were unequivocal. On the other, Benson is about as glib as they get, so a “no comment” from him stands out like a sore thumb.

At any rate, that’s an on-the-record “no,” an on-the-record “no comment,” and an off-the-record “no,” from three principle players.